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Record Nr.

UNISA996466794303316

Titolo

Computational Materials Science [[electronic resource] ] : From Basic Principles to Material Properties / / edited by Wofram Hergert, Arthur Ernst, Markus Däne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2004

ISBN

3-540-39915-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2004.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 320 p. 78 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 642

Disciplina

620.1/1011

Soggetti

Condensed matter

Materials science

Mathematical physics

Engineering

Condensed Matter Physics

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Engineering, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Density Functional Theory and the Full-Potential Local-Orbital Approach -- Methods for Band Structure Calculations in Solids -- A Solid-State Theoretical Approach to the Optical Properties of Photonic Crystals -- Simulation of Active and Nonlinear Photonic Nanomaterials in the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Framework -- Symmetry Properties of Electronic and Photonic Band Structures -- From the Cluster to the Liquid: Ab initio Calculations on Realistic Systems Based on First-Principles Molecular Dynamics -- Magnetism, Structure and Interactions at the Atomic Scale -- Present-Day Achievements of Molecular Dynamics Simulations -- Computational Materials Science with 'Materials Studio': Applications in Catalysis -- Integration of Modelling at Various Length and Time Scales -- Simulation of Material Behaviour from the Engineering Viewpoint - Classical Approaches and New Trends -- Parallel Implementation



Strategies for Algorithms from Scientific Computing -- Multi-Grid Methods - An Introduction.

Sommario/riassunto

Computational Physics is now a discipline in its own right, comparable with theoretical and experimental physics. Computational Materials Science concentrates on the calculation of materials properties starting from microscopic theories. It has become a powerful tool in industrial research for designing new materials, modifying materials properties and optimizing chemical processes. This book focusses on the application of computational methods in new fields of research, such as nanotechnology, spintronics and photonics, which will provide the foundation for important technological advances in the future. Methods such as electronic structure calculations, molecular dynamics simulations and beyond are presented, the discussion extending from the basics to the latest applications.